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PROTEIN DOES NOT GIVE YOU ENERGY!!! This is why it is consumed AFTER
I.
Protein is the basic building material for living things that includes muscles.
After a workout, there are tiny microscopic tears in the muscles a meal rich
in protein will help rebuild those muscles!
Chemical formula of
water:
Inorganic because
ii.
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1.
3.
4.
ii.
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4. How are the six essential elements important to homeostasis (two ways)?
5. What is a buffer?
II.
Example of
monosaccharide:
Examples of
polysaccarides:
3 functions of
carbohydrates:
ii.
1.
2.
3.
Drawing of lipid
subunit:
1.
2.
3.
C. Nucleic Acids
1. Nucleotides are compounds made up of carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus . Many
nucleotides bond together to make up a long chain called a
nucleic acid. There are two basic types of nucleic acids:
a. DNA is a double chain of nucleotides found in all cells.
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1.
2.
3.
III.
Legend
____ Without Enzyme
Explanation of graph:
Energy
-----
With Enzyme
Time
Enzymes and
substrates are like a
ii.
+
Enzyme
Check Yourself!
1. What do enzymes lower, allowing reactions to occur at body temperature?
2. What organic compound are most enzymes?
3. What is the name of the target chemical on which the enzyme works?
4. Is the active site located on the enzyme or the substrate?
5. Name two characteristics of enzymes.
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Work on a
Are
Enzymes
Used as a
____________
__________
________________
In
Made of
a
For
Amino Acids
Lock and Key
Mechanism
Digestion
Cell Division
Immunity
RNA
But can be
Amylase
Affected
Ligase
Lysozyme
enzyme
Copied from
Based on
DNA
_____
By
___________
Temperature
Determined by
order and folding of
Inhibitors
pH
Word Bank:
Substrate
Biological catalyst
Proteins
DNA
Shape
Environment
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Unit 2 / Module 2
Problem-Solving Set
For each of the following chemical structures, determine if the structure is
organic or inorganic. Write your answer on the line below the structure.
1.
2.
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4. When a person has heartburn (also know as acid reflux), they may take
medication such as Tums, or Alka Seltzer. Explain how this makes the
person feel better, using the words neutralize and buffer.
Subunit
Functions/Jobs
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Proteins
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Amino Acid
Amino acid
Glycerol
Phosphate Group
Fatty Acid
Fatty Acid
Nucleotide
Monosaccharide
Nucleotide
Monosaccharide
Nucleotide
Monosaccharide
For the problems below (7-10), determine which organic molecule would be the
best choice. Each type of molecule will be used only once.
7. Julie has a track meet after school and she wants to eat a lunch that will
provide energy, but isnt high in fat. What organic molecule should be the
primary ingredient of her lunch?
__________________________
8. Raul is studying birds that live in arctic regions and swim on the surface of
the waters to capture fish. Due to the extremely cold temperatures of these
regions and the birds food gathering behavior, what organic molecule will
most likely make up a large percentage of the birds body composition?
___________________________
9. Sardania is studying a disease in rats. She notices that the rats lack the
ability to produce antibodies, have low muscle mass, and have a very
inefficient digestive system. What molecule is likely deficient in these rats?
____________________________
10. Brianna is doing a research project on the Romanov royal family of Russia.
She notices that hemophila, a disease in which the blood does not clot
properly, appears in many generations of the family. What organic molecule
is the most likely cause of the inheritance of this disease within the family?
____________________________
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19. Defend the following statement, If the enzyme denatures, the chemical
reaction will slow down.
For questions 20-25, use the clues and blanks to determine the word.
20. Allows digestion to occur quickly at body temperature
__ n __ y __ __
21. Type of organic molecule that makes the answer to #20
__ r __ __ __ i __
22. A chemical that speeds up chemical reactions
c __ __ __ __ y __ __
23. The chemical which is changed into the product
__ u __ __ __ r __ __ __
24. Other than pH and salinity, a factor that can denature a protein
t __ __ __ __ r __ __ __ __ __
25. The place on an enzyme that actually bonds to the substrate
a __ __ __ __ e
s __ __ __
26. Unscramble the letters circled in questions 20-25 to find the mystery word!
Your clue is All the chemical reactions in an organism
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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